Zigbee Building Automation

Innovative, efficient and money-saving workplaces.

Zigbee Building Automation offers a global standard for interoperable products enabling the secure and reliable monitoring and control of commercial building systems. It is the only BACnet® approved wireless mesh network standard for commercial buildings. Owners, operators and tenants can benefit from increased energy savings and ensure the lowest lifecycle costs with this green and easy-to-install robust wireless network.By using Zigbee Building Automation products in your building, you can contribute toward satisfying credits in the categories of Sustainable Sites, Energy and Atmosphere, Indoor Environmental Quality under the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED® green building certification program.By using these innovative products, it’s now possible to gain control over more building types, previously unreachable rooms or sensitive areas, and even extend existing BACnet building automation systems.

With Zigbee Building Automation, it will be possible to eliminate the web of wires required to monitor and manage a site. The network allows for fast system reconfigurations to accommodate a variety of situations while reducing installation and remodeling costs.

Zigbee Building Automation supports the needs of a diverse global ecosystem of stakeholders including building owners, operators, product manufacturers, architects and tenants. These groups know that a standard offers the best way to wirelessly monitor, control and automate commercial building systems to create the world’s most innovative, productive and safe work or learning environments.

Leading global building automation suppliers supporting the development of Zigbee Building Automation include Honeywell, Ingersoll-Rand/Trane, Johnson Controls, Schneider Electric and Siemens.

Zigbee and BACnet: Expanding Control

The Zigbee Alliance joined forces with BACnet, the leading global building automation and networking protocol for building automation, to fully support BACnet over Zigbee Building Automation networks. Soon it will be possible to easily expand your wired BACnet-based building systems to new areas by using wireless Zigbee Building Automation products.

Use Scenarios: Addressing problem areas and creating opportunities

There are currently 11 million miles (18 million km) of existing data cable installed within commercial buildings in the United States alone. Wireless building solutions embody the prevailing goal of sustainable buildings: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Fewer wired and more wireless solutions mean less disposed cabling will end up in landfills and less waste will be burned and emitted as toxic gases into the environment.

System Retrofits – Wireless solutions are ideally suited for existing spaces because they eliminate the need to remove floors, walls or ceilings to access control products. People or processes no longer need to relocate while upgrades are under way, allowing continued access to labs, sensitive storage, health facilities and critical process areas.

Reconfiguring Space – Open floor plans, multi-purpose areas or temporary spaces can now be automated. Wireless controls and sensors can be easily moved to suit the needs of tenants or one-time events. Conference and exhibition halls, warehouses, and auditoriums are just a few examples of spaces that are frequently restructured for different purposes.

Structural Restrictions – Buildings or areas with concrete, marble and cinderblock can now be wirelessly controlled. Spaces with atriums, high ceilings, historical features and other unique architectural elements can now be controlled wirelessly and without expensive wiring or worry of damaging unique architectural features.

Sensitive Environments – Facilities such as hospitals, museums, labs and data centers often house materials requiring very precise and stable air conditioning and are ideally suited for wireless control. With non-invasive installation, wireless control products make it possible for these areas to perform to the best of their ability.

Features

ZIGBEE TECHNOLOGY

Global operation in the 2.4GHz frequency band according to IEEE 802.15.4

Reliable, robust, low-power Zigbee PRO networking

Long battery life

Large ecosystem of manufacturers – leading global HVAC control suppliers are Zigbee members

Wireless range up to 70m indoors and 400m outdoors with full control of transmitted output power

Networking flexibility to cover entire campuses

Open and freely available specification based on international standards

Highly scalable solutions for thousands of devices

WIRELESS BUILDING AUTOMATION SOLUTION FOR ALL COMMERCIAL BUILDING TYPES

Devices are certified Zigbee Compliant and BTL listed which ensures proper interoperability and compliance to the standard

Enables BAS and other commercial devices from a variety of vendors the ability to work together seamlessly for customer choice

ADVANCED SECURITY

Secures Building Automation networks by the use of AES 128 encryption, keys, and device authentication

Encryption secures access to critical building management information from eavesdropping

BUILT FOR LARGE-SCALE COMMERCIAL DEPLOYMENTS

Supports thousands of devices in a single network

Easily connect to the Internet or other networks using gateways

New services can be introduced in a controlled manner to scale as requirements grow

EASY REPLACEMENT OF OUTDATED CONTROLS

Can be installed “on top of” or in lieu of unreliable hard-wired networks or outdated pneumatic systems

Avoid issues when using old existing networks that may be degraded, or are simply incompatible

Benefits

INTEROPERABLE

Integrates control and monitoring devices for lighting, security, occupancy, motion detection and convenience

Enables existing building management systems to expand to include wireless sensors

Interoperability between a variety of building automation devices with building management systems regardless of manufacturer

AFFORDABLE

Reduces lifecycle costs – Interior spaces that are reconfigured frequently such as commercial office or retail can realize significant savings over the facility’s life cycle because rewiring costs are avoided

Reduces retrofitting cost by eliminating need for expensive new wiring and modifications to buildings

Reduces integration cost into existing systems through the use of Zigbee Gateways

Learn More

Click Here to Download the Zigbee Building Automation Standard

Please complete the form below to download Zigbee Building Automation.

*indicates required field

First Name:*

Last Name:*

Job Title*

Company Name*

Business Phone*

Email:*

What is your company's focus?*

How did you hear about us?*

The Zigbee Alliance owns the copyright to this Document in all forms of media. Copyright in the text retrieved, displayed or output from this Document is owned by the Zigbee Alliance and is protected by the copyright laws of the United States and by international treaties. The Zigbee Alliance reserves all rights not expressly granted. Zigbee is providing this Document to you at no charge. However, this Document is not to be considered within the "Public Domain", as Zigbee is, and at all times shall remain the copyright holder in the Document. Requests for permission to reprint this Document, in whole or in part, or requests for a license to reproduce and/or distribute this Document, in any form, must be submitted via email or in writing to: Zigbee Alliance, Inc. 2400 Camino Ramon, Suite 375, San Ramon, CA 94583. Elements of this document may be subject to third party intellectual property rights, including without limitation, patent, copyright or trademark rights (such a third party may or may not be a member of Zigbee). Zigbee is not responsible and shall not be held responsible in any manner for identifying or failing to identify any or all such third party intellectual property rights. This document and the information contained herein are provided on an “AS IS” basis and Zigbee DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: (A) ANY WARRANTY THAT THE USE OF THE INFORMATION HEREIN WILL NOT INFRINGE ANY RIGHTS OF THIRD PARTIES (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS INCLUDING PATENT, COPYRIGHT OR TRADEMARK RIGHTS); OR (B) ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT WILL ZIGBEE BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF USE OF DATA, INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS, OR FOR ANY OTHER DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL OR EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, IN CONTRACT OR IN TORT, IN CONNECTION WITH THIS DOCUMENT OR THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH LOSS OR DAMAGE. All company, brand and product names may be trademarks that are the sole property of their respective owners. The above notice and this paragraph must be included on all copies of this document that are made.

Legal Notice (Read and click "I agree")*

Please send me industry related information. We will NEVER sell or exchange information about you or your company (name, email address, mailing address, company name, etc.), regardless of its source, to any third parties.*

The Zigbee Alliance is the foundation and future of the IoT. Established in 2002, our wide-ranging global membership collaborates to create and evolve universal open standards for the products transforming the way we live, work, and play. With our members’ deep and diverse expertise, robust certification programs, and a full suite of open IoT solutions, we are leading the movement toward a more intuitive, imaginative, and useful world.

Search

Search for:

Interest List Sign Up:

Sign Up to receive the latest news about Zigbee and the Internet of Things straight to your inbox!